Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Florida Expressways And The Public Works Career Of Congressman William C. Cramer, Justin C. Whitney
Florida Expressways And The Public Works Career Of Congressman William C. Cramer, Justin C. Whitney
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
Since the introduction of automobiles to Florida in the 1900s, highways have been integral to the state’s economy. In the 1950s, statewide limited-access highway projects were introduced in the form of a state-operated turnpike and the national Interstate highway system. This paper traces the simultaneous development of both expressway systems, outlining the previous condition of Florida’s highways, the initiatives taken by Florida’s governors, and especially the role of William C. Cramer of St. Petersburg, Florida’s first Republican United States Congressman since Reconstruction. In the House of Representatives, as a ranking member of the Roads Subcommittee of the Public Works Committee, …
The Builders Versus The Birds : Wetlands, People, And Public Policy In The United States, Florida And Hillsborough County, Allyson R. Bennett
The Builders Versus The Birds : Wetlands, People, And Public Policy In The United States, Florida And Hillsborough County, Allyson R. Bennett
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
This thesis is an interdisciplinary analysis of humans' relationship to the natural environment, specifically how wetlands are reflected in our legislative decisions. Our perceptions of wetlands and our relationship to the environment are influenced by our locality, history, and inter-generational relationships. These perceptions shape decision-making within a community. Our relationship to the natural environment and the way we interact with it can be explained through psychological and geographical theories. Historical trends reveal our consistently negative perspectives of wetlands in the United States and a rapid decline in wetlands acreage. At the federal, state, and local level, Americans have attempted to …
Artist Colonies In Europe, The United States, And Florida, Jennifer L. Aldrich
Artist Colonies In Europe, The United States, And Florida, Jennifer L. Aldrich
USF St. Petersburg campus Master's Theses (Graduate)
During the nineteenth century, an artistic trend spread across Europe. As urban centers housed the majority of professional artists, individuals and groups relocated to remote, bucolic areas to form art colonies. Artist colonies are typically defined as a group of artists, generally painters, writers, and composers who worked and lived as a community for a certain period of time. Artists left their city lifestyles as a response to urbanization and industrialization. In other words, the movement encouraged reform of social, environmental, and economic conditions to prevent the decline of true artisanship. The artistic response personified an underlying utopian theme: preservation …